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2026 › March › 04
Cyprus
4 months ago
HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.
Royal Navy warship will not set sail for Cyprus until NEXT WEEK amid growing row over UK's ability to protect forces from Iranian attacks ○
Sir Keir Starmer last night said HMS Dragon would be sent to the Eastern Mediterranean. But Western officials believe the ship will not be ready to set sail for days.
'Nelson will be spinning in his grave': As the French are called in to protect UK forces in Cyprus from Iranian attack, how decades of cuts, faulty ships and a sailor shortage left the Royal Navy a shadow of its former self ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
After RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus was successfully attacked by Iranian drones late on Sunday, the country's president yesterday appealed to Paris for help protecting the island.
US issues Cyprus travel warning as Middle East war edges closer to Europe ⊖⊖
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
“Threat of armed conflict” sparks warning from State Department.
Minister dismisses Trump’s claim Starmer is ‘no Churchill’ – UK politics live ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
James Murray says PM has approached Middle East crisis with a ‘cool head’ amid repeated criticism of UK’s position from US president
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‘We never imagined this’: the Cypriot village on edge after RAF Akrotiri drone strike ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Evacuations near RAF base have reignited debate as Cypriots question the risks of hosting western military sites
All his life, like his parents before him, Giorgos Konstantinos has learned to live nex…
European allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base ⊖
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The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.
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